{"id":11795,"date":"2026-07-07T21:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infiniteuploads.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=11795"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:35:10","password":"","slug":"can-i-create-download-links-for-files-stored-with-infinite-uploads","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/infiniteuploads.com\/docs\/getting-started\/can-i-create-download-links-for-files-stored-with-infinite-uploads\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I create download links for files stored with Infinite Uploads?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infinite Uploads is designed to offload your WordPress media to our cloud storage and serve it through a global CDN. We do not offer a link&#8209;generation feature for one&#8209;time or expiring downloads. Here&rsquo;s what that means for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>File accessibility:<\/strong> Just like your regular WordPress uploads folder, cloud&#8209;stored files are publicly accessible if someone has the URL. Infinite Uploads doesn&rsquo;t support <code>.htaccess<\/code> rules or other server&#8209;based restrictions because your files live in cloud storage . To help keep links unguessable, plugins often assign randomized filenames or paths .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sharing files:<\/strong> You can copy the CDN URL of any file directly from the media library and share that link manually. However, Infinite Uploads does not manage or secure these links; anyone who has the URL can access the file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Selling digital downloads:<\/strong> For paid or restricted products, you&rsquo;ll need an e&#8209;commerce plugin such as WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads (EDD). When you use WooCommerce, your product files are stored in Infinite Uploads cloud storage and delivered via a tokenized URL. WooCommerce&rsquo;s &ldquo;Force Downloads&rdquo; and &ldquo;X&#8209;Accel&#8209;Redirect\/X&#8209;Sendfile&rdquo; methods keep the true cloud URL hidden from customers . This approach prevents users from sharing the direct link and helps protect your download content .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Important:<\/strong> If you rely on randomized filenames for protection, understand that anyone with the correct link can access the file. For better security or to require a login, configure your e&#8209;commerce plugin to use its built&#8209;in download protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summary, Infinite Uploads does not provide a native &ldquo;create download link&rdquo; tool. You can share the cloud URL of a file manually, or use an e&#8209;commerce plugin to generate secure, tokenized download links for digital products<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infinite Uploads is designed to offload your WordPress media to our cloud storage and serve it through a global CDN. We do not offer a link&#8209;generation feature for one&#8209;time or expiring downloads. Here&rsquo;s what that means for you: In summary, Infinite Uploads does not provide a native &ldquo;create download link&rdquo; tool. 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